![]() ![]() ![]() spy operating in the Southeast Asia theater. ![]() ![]() She worked in its Registry, under "Wild Bill" Donovan, and was responsible for the location and movements of every U.S. At the outbreak of World War II, still without a sense of purpose, she volunteered for government service and was shipped overseas as a member of the OSS, America's burgeoning spy agency that later became the CIA. Oddly, everything began to coalesce for Julia in Ceylon, of all places. "I felt I had particular and unique gifts," she wrote in her diary, "that I was meant for something, and was like no one else." How right she was! But she weathered many misadventures before those gifts began to materialize. It disappointed her that she was nothing more than what she called "a social butterfly," without a goal. She burned with a desire to have an impact on the world but had no idea how to make that happen or what field she might excel in. For much of her adolescence and throughout her twenties, Julia was something of a lost soul. Julie and Julia, along with Julia's lovely memoir My Life in France only scratched the surface of this remarkable and fascinating woman who actually launched PBS (really!) and defined the American palate. Featured Essay: Author Bob Spitz on Dearieīecause Julia Child is such a familiar and beloved presence in our culture, it is amazing how much there was left to learn about her. ![]()
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